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Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal (Just Format & Drag files to Install) - Self Extracting

This install does NOT need to be burnt to a CD, just extract and copy files to a Mac OS volume...

NOTE: The download folder contains BOTH the Mac OS 9 Format Archive format (922DragInstall.sea.bin) and the Mac OS X Archive format (freshDragInstall.img.sitx).  Use the OS X version only if you are running Mac OS X and cannot extract OS 9 archives.

Details: Full version of 9.2.2 for all Mac G3 and G4 Systems...

Contains: Mac OS ROM Version 10.2.1, Mac OS CPU Software 5.9 from 04.2003, Graphics Card Updates from 10.2002

BACKGROUND & INSTALLATION NOTES:

This archive was created from the original apple software that was included with an MDD 1.25 GHZ. FW400 G4 2003, the last official G4 tower that could boot directly to Mac OS 9.  With the original Apple OS X and OS 9 Restore CDs that came with it (Updated for the 2003 Model), a Dual Boot G4; however before booting to Mac OS 9 for the first time a fresh copy of Mac OS 9.2.2 (system,apps,documents) were installed to a sub folder called "OS 9 Drag Install." This fresh install can be copied to the root folder level of an external Firewire Drive and an additional copy of the (system,apps,documents) folders should also be copied to the FW drive but kept in a subfolder.

Now for the 3 min OS 9.2.2 Install... Boot any G4 to the 9.2.2 FW drive (by Hold alt) and then run Drive Setup from the FW Drive and Partition and Format the internal G4 hard disk (Mac OS Extended). Now simply drag the OS 9.2.2 install folders (system,apps,documents) from Firewire drive's subfolder (NOT the system folder on the root of the FW drive) to the root of the freshly formatted internal HD. Reboot (Hold alt) and select the internal hard drive. All G3s and G4s can have 9.2.2 installed in minutes by this method... Power Mac, iBook, iMac, or Powerbook. 

As a Final Note  After the install you can run the System profiler to see what video card is in the newly setup mac and run the extensions manager to turn off the nVidia or ATI drivers that the current system doesn't need as well as any other un-needed extensions.

Also see this Post about Optimizing Extensions

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=570.0 or https://web.archive.org/web/20190709044653/http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=570.0

FILE VERSIONS OF MAC OS 9 INSTALLS: (thanks to Apfel)

Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal (Just Format & Drag files) Image

Mac OS ROM Version 10.2.1, Mac OS CPU Software 5.9 from 04.2003

Graphics Card Updates from 10.2002

"ATI 8500 3D Accelerator" Extension, Version 7.0.7, Mac OS CPU Software 5.9, from 10.2002

"ATI Driver Update" Extension, Version 2.4.4, Mac OS CPU Software 5.9, from 03.2003

"Nvidia 2D Accelerator" Extension, Version 3.5.2, Mac OS CPU Software 5.4

OS9general.dmg Image Image:

Mac OS ROM Version 9.6.1, Mac OS CPU Software 5.4 from 09.2002

Graphics Card Updates all from September 2002

"ATI 8500 3D Accelerator" Extension, Version 7.0.6, Mac OS CPU Software 5.4

"ATI Driver Update" Extension, Version 2.2.5, Mac OS CPU Software 5.4

"Nvidia 2D Accelerator" Extension, Version 3.5.2, Mac OS CPU Software 5.4

« Last Edit: June 03, 2018, 07:18:23 PM by DieHard »

Instructions: The file is encoded in MacBinary format (.bin) to ensure the data and the resource fork of the files are not damaged when stored on a non-Macintosh file system. After downloading, if the file does not automatically decode by double-clicking, opening StuffIt Expander and Selecting "File" and "Open" will decode the downloaded file. StuffIt Expander is included in every Mac OS 9 installation. Additionally, once the StuffIt Expander app is open, check EDIT > PREFERENCES > INTERNET and "use stuffit expander for all available types"

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